Spent an hour or two rebuilding the botmobile in blender.

Renders are with blender 2.6 using the new cycles renderer.

Or was that a perimetric parastaltic pump ?

This is a peristaltic pump built in openscad.
There have been a number of peristaltic pumps recently and I thought a parametric one would be cool.

thingiverse.com/thing:8652
thingiverse.com/thing:8914

The motor mounting still needs some work but its a start

This is a meta thing.

_you_ can hold an sqlite3 database with a whole bunch of thingis in it.

the code that built it and the yaml branch for skdb insertion is on the yaml_conversion branch.

github.com/zignig/Blender-3D-repository

I have returned to full time work and do not have much time to work on this so I'd thought I'd give it to everyone ( Well the _COOL_ people who know what a reprap is)

:)

zignig aka ( SImon KIrkby )

This plugin does not work with 2.57 use 2.56 , code update coming soon .

Updated version of the gcode script from thingiverse.com/thing:6103

I have taken MR's instruction and converted this to a menu item.

With the plugin installed there is now a File | import | gcode item.

This brings up a file browser. So there is no more messy text editing.

This will continue to be available at

github.com/zignig/blender-gcode-reader

I'm looking into parsing skeinforge comments , and dealing with 5D and stringy bits.

This has been superseded by thingiverse.com/thing:6236

This is a python3 script for blender 2.5 that reads gcode files and creates polylines for tool head moves. It also animates with 1 frame per layer.

Put the script up on github for development

github.com/zignig/blender-gcode-reader

I got myself an xbee and a usb carrier board from sparkfun

sparkfun.com/products/8687

I thought it needed a protective case , so here it is...

It is made of 3mm stock ( I used cool edge glow acrylic so you can see the status lights )

This is a design I made a while ago to store all those little nuts and bolts. I cut mine out of 3mm acrylic but any 3mm (1/8th) material will work

Mirror Rotor , AKA the shiny spinny thing.

This is a test rig for some DISCO lighting I am building.

The hobby motor I have is not going to cut the mustard, overheats after a few minutes, need a bigger motor :).

An openscad design for a twist stepper mount.

This is first cut , but i'd though I'd put it out there

I should fit a nema 17 at the moment , but I have not printed it yet.

This is a tool box that holds all the tools that I use for my maker bot

This is an openscad program for making finger wheels

This is an openscad program for making spider couplings.

The table top is 580x420 and it stands 250mm tall.

It needs to be cut from 6mm stock, I used 6mm MDF.

--- this is output from the soon to be released boxomatic

A fix for the Stackable box to correct one of the edge connector lengths.

This has been fixed in the original ( thanks Martijn ).

Please Refer to original -> thingiverse.com/thing:3158

Steam punk(ish) goggles. Laser Cut with 6mm acrylic and suede, mounted with 3mm capheads.

Photo set : flickr.com/photos/zignig/sets/72157623867976330/

The leather should be quite soft , I tried it with polyethelene sheet but it was too scratchy.

An openscad parametric pulley for ball chain

This is a mount for a YAESU FT-857 head unit for the dash board of your car

If you happen to be a HAM , and you have a makerbot/reprap ( i'm sure there is more than one of us) and a FT-857 then you are SET!

This is the working alpha cut , I have some more mods to do

This is for all you blenderheads out there.

This is all 42 mendel parts imported into a single blender file.

They were lovingly chiseled from obsidian blocks and carefully digitised back into blender.

not.

just cleaned up the stl so it is manifold. Clean as a whistle :)

This is an accurate blender model of an arduino , it is actual size.

It was modeled with the eagle PCB output , photographs and a set of verniers.

Texture mapping was done in blender from the photos.

This is a clip mount for 35 mm DIN rail.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_rail

I had a relay for a radio that was already DIN rail and I needed to mount some plugs and cables.

flickr.com/photos/zignig/sets/72157621190394069/

So I fired up blender and Modeled a DIN clip.

TIP:

Getting the sizing just right on a reprap is a bit tricky , so I printed out thin ones ( ~= 5 layers ) to get the size just so.

I used this for a ham radio that I have mounted in my car.

:)

zignig

These parts are a pan tilt mount for two 'mini' servos

flickr.com/photos/zignig/3681821576/in/pool-makerbot/

It printed first time and the servo's were a tight fit.


I used the 20 mm circular horn and made the screw holes with a hot pin. Then mounted with superglue

I will be making a webcam , torch , laser and blank mount so you can mount your widget on a turret.

I am currently redesigning it with a normal size servo on the pan , enjoy

:)

The small mind bending plastic object.

This is a basic six piece puzzle made from one type of part.

It would appear not to able to be assembled but you can.....

This puzzle came from this page.

johnrausch.com/PuzzlingWorld/chap10d.htm

If you would like to bake your noodle further have a browse through the whole book:

johnrausch.com/PuzzlingWorld/default.htm

It has a significant number of puzzles, many of which could be made on a 3d printer and or a laser cutter.

I dare all thingizens to transmogrify a puzzle or three into the thingiverse.

A small desk clamp.

Works but it requires a little more super glue than I would have liked.

It was designed to be a PCB holder (the one Lady Ada uses in her instructions was the inspiration).

ladyada.net/images/usbtinyisp/tools.jpg

The base is too small making it unstable.

However I just finished printing it and it works!

To make it you will also need.

3/8 (5mm will do as well) threaded rod and some square nuts.
Square brass tubing ( 3.9 mm ) and the size that fits just inside that.

Needs some more work:

Bigger base , maybe multipart
Better way to hold the clamps

The tar file contains the blend , photos and all the stl files.

This is my first cut of a 3D turntable scanner that can be printed on a cupcake/reprap. It is by no means finished but it is a start.

It has a turntable driven by a motor ( a size I had in my 'bits' box ) and mounts for a camera and the laser line drawer.

It needs heaps more work but I thought I'd put the first cut into the thingiverse and see what people came up with

The blender file of the complete device is included in the tar gzip file. I have not uploaded all the stl files individually , grab the zip if you want them all.

To build it you will need a 608 bearing , 5mm (or 3/8 ) rod , some M4-20 bolts , a motor , webcam , laser pointer and possibly a PHD in quantum physics :P

There is no software yet but this

sjbaker.org/wiki/index.php?title=A_Simple_3D_Scanner

looks like a good start; combined with an arduino to index the wheel and some scripting this could be a automatic scanner.

This is a spinoff from my boxotron software. It creates a dxf for a paper box.

I was just going to alter the boxotron script but ended up rewriting the majority of it.

The box design was shamelessly stolen from 4Volt ( thingiverse.com/thing:254 ) Thanks 4Volt !

It is only good for thin card ( for now ) as the insets and offsets for thicker material are not calculated.

Much like the boxotron this is a command line program , run ./cardbox.py -h for more information

A set of drawers to compliment the 'cupcake'

This is hacked up from some box-o-tron outputs. It's the same size as the cupcake and has one big, two small drawers and a bench on top.

Every body knows that cupcakes need sprinkles.


This has not been built ; still in prototype.

Box-o-tron 1.0

Python box creator

Now with extra Awesome. boxotron now includes, command line interface and stored config files.

Does tab and slot and "Cupcake" style T joins
Usage: boxotron.py [options]

Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l LENGTH, --length=LENGTH
Length of box in mm
-w WIDTH, --width=WIDTH
width of box in mm
-d DEPTH, --depth=DEPTH
depth of box in mm
-t THICKNESS, --thickness=THICKNESS
thickness of material in mm
-c CLEARANCE, --clearance=CLEARANCE
clearance between panels of material in mm
-i INSET, --inset=INSET
inset to middle of slot material in mm
-s SLOT_LENGTH, --slot_length=SLOT_LENGTH
length of slot in mm
-f FILENAME, --file_name=FILENAME
file_name
-j JOIN_EVERY, --join_every=JOIN_EVERY
join every x in mm
--type=TYPE box type = slot , bolt
-b BOLT, --bolt_size=BOLT
bolt size in mm
--bolt_length=BOLT_LENGTH
bolt length in mm
--bolt_clearance=BOLT_TAB_CLEARANCE
clearance between bolt and tab , multiple of bolt size
--nut_multiplier=NUT_MULTIPLIER
nut size - multiple of bolt size
--nut_depth=NUT_DEPTH
nut depth - multiple of bolt size


(hint , specify a non-existent file name and it will make a default one of that name )

The box-o-tron is a python script that generates a dxf file of a laser cuttable box.

Now new and improved with standard slot and tab and "Cupcake" style bolt able T joins.

included GPL.txt licence. Need to create command line interface